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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 - Orestes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, who does Clytemnestra tell Orestes that he can trust?
(a) Electra.
(b) No one.
(c) Her.
(d) Aegisthus.

2. How does the man die in Chapter 2 whom the guards find and take water from?
(a) Poisoned water.
(b) Knife to the throat.
(c) Stabbed in the back.
(d) Poisoned food.

3. In Chapter 1, when Clytemnestra tried to curse her husband and the men who are sacrificing her daughter, what happened to her?
(a) She was slapped and silenced.
(b) She was kicked and beaten.
(c) She was beaten with a belt.
(d) She was tied to a pole.

4. How many nights after planning how to free Mitros and Theodotus does Orestes go to rescue them?
(a) 2 nights.
(b) 1 night.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 2 days.

5. In Chapter 3, when a messenger comes with a message for Aegisthus' what does Electra sees in Aegisthus' eyes?
(a) Fear.
(b) Anger.
(c) Frustration.
(d) Triumph.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, who accompanies Leander and Orestes for a ways when they leave the village of Leander's mother's family?

2. In Chapter 3, who does Electra say are her companions?

3. In Chapter 4, where will Dinos meet Orestes?

4. In Chapter 2, how many of the old woman's sons were taken for the army?

5. When the man with the goats sends the boys away in Chapter 2, how long does he say that his dogs will follow them?

(see the answer key)

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